TRACKS

Tracks is a 2013 Australian drama film directed by John Curran and starring Mia Wasikowska
and Adam Driver . It is an adaptation of Robyn Davidson 's memoir of the same name,
chronicling the author's nine-month journey on camels across the Australian desert. It was
shown at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival (Special Presentation) and the 70th
Venice International Film Festival 2013 (in Official Competition).It was the opening film at
the Adelaide Film Festival on 10 October 2013. This was the Australian premiere. The film
has also been shown at several other film festivals, including London, Vancouver, Telluride,
Dubai, Sydney OpenAir, Dublin and Glasgow.

Plot :-

In 1977, Robyn Davidson travels from Alice Springs across 2,700 kilometres (1,700 miles) of
Australian deserts to the Indian Ocean with her dog and four camels. [4][5] National Geographic
photographer Rick Smolan documents her journey.

Cast :-

Mia Wasikowska as Robyn Davidson
Adam Driver as Rick Smolan
Brendan Maclean as Peter
Special Agent Gibbs as Diggity, the dog, trained by Kirstin Fedderson

Production:-

There were five attempts in the early 1980s and 1990s to turn the book into a film. In 1993,
Julia Roberts was attached to star in a planned Caravan Pictures adaptation. The project
eventually fell apart.
In May 2012, it was reported that Mia Wasikowska would play Robyn Davidson in a John
Curran-directed adaptation.in August, Adam Driver was cast as Rick Smolan. The
screenplay was written by Marion Nelson.
Finance was sourced from Screen Australia, the South Australian Film Corporation, Adelaide
Film Festival, Deluxe Australia, pre-sales and Canada's Aver Media Finance.
With a $12 million budget, the film began shooting on 8 October 2012. It was
filmed in South Australia and the Northern Territory.Julie Ryan was a co-producer.
Tracks was released to DVD and Blu-ray on 25 June 2014

Reception:-

Critical reception has been generally very positive, with Tracks holding a Rotten Tomatoes
critic rating of 83%. and a Metascore of 80. It was often compared to the 2007 film Into
the Wild .